By Colin A. Whiteman
Key Features:
- Wide ranging geographical assurance (the Americas, Asia, Australasia, Antarctic & Europe)
- Localised dangers (avalanches, lifestyles storms, landslides) contrasted to these with wider attaining results (arctic ice loss, ice sheet retreat and extensive unfold permafrost decay)
- Includes the most recent advancements within the box
- Each bankruptcy comprises dangers evaluation, summery, conclusions, power initiatives workout and key references
- Includes a supplementary site with figures from the textual content and extra references
- Each bankruptcy encompasses a dangers evaluate, precis, conclusions, power tasks workout and key references
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